Father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy to host the 76th Emmy Awards

Comedy duo Eugene and Dan Levy will make history as the first father-son pair to host the Emmy Awards.

The father-son duo behind the beloved comedy Schitt's Creek, Eugene and Dan Levy, will be hosting the 76th Emmy Awards. The Emmy Awards will be held on September 15, 2024.

Television Academy's official Instagram handle shared this exciting piece of news and the caption read, "Get ready for an unforgettable night! Eugene Levy and @instadanjlevy will host the 76th Emmy Awards LIVE Sunday, Sept. 15, 8e/5p on @abc.#Emmys #TelevisionAcademy"

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Comedy duo Eugene and Dan Levy will make history as the first father-son pair to host the Emmy Awards. The announcement was made on Friday by ABC and the Television Academy. The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on September 15th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The next day it will be available to stream on Hulu.

Interestingly, The father-son duo of Eugene and Dan Levy are set to make history again. Just four years after becoming the first father-son pair to win Emmys in the same year for their groundbreaking work on Schitt's Creek, they're now taking on the challenge of hosting the prestigious awards ceremony.

The Levy family's comedic brilliance truly shone during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their show, Schitt's Creek, captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with its heartwarming story of family and growth. The final season, released in 2020, was a critical and commercial triumph, earning the Levys multiple Emmy Awards.

Schitt's Creek achieved an unparalleled level of success at the 2020 Emmy Awards. The series made history by sweeping all four acting categories, a feat never before accomplished by a comedy or drama series. With a total of nine Emmy wins that year, it broke records as the most-awarded comedy series in a single year and secured the most wins for a comedy series in its final season.

This achievement marked a historic moment as they became the first father-son duo to win Emmys in the same year.

Originally airing on CBC in Canada and Pop TV in the US, Schitt's Creek found an even wider audience when it moved to Netflix in 2017. Alongside Eugene and Dan Levy, the show starred comedic powerhouses Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy.